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Research

Please check out our research departments below for more information.

Athena Institute

Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Computer Science

Earth Sciences

Ecological Science

Environment and Health

Health Sciences

Institute for Environmental Studies

Mathematics

Molecular Cell Biology (MCB)

Neurosciences - CNCR

Physics and Astronomy


Other research groups within the Faculty of Science:

History and Social Aspects of Science

Kars Group (Geo- and Bioarchaeology)

Science, Business and Innovation


The faculty of Science participates in the following interdisciplinary research institutes:

Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modelling (ACMM)

Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Science (AIMMS)

Amsterdam Neuroscience

Amsterdam Sustainability Institute

Drug Discovery Centre (DCC)

Integrative Bioinformatics Institute VU (IBIVU)

Lasercentrum VU

Nationaal Instituut voor de Kernfysica en Hogere Energiefysica (Nikhef)

Spatial Information Laboratory (SPINlab)

TALMA

The Network Institute

Research highlights From wildfires to big data Read more
Report Symposium Animal-Free Innovations in Science Read more
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